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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2890900, member: 24314"]This makes sense "on paper." <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie59" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Unfortunately, I was told that it proved to be useless <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> at an authentication service because the instruments used to take the specific gravity (sealed pan balance with +/- .001 accuracy) plus all the other variables fudged the result enough that there was no real difference between a normal nickel and one with the wartime alloy. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie98" alt=":wacky:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Through experimentation with a more accurate balance, I confirmed this. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie85" alt=":smuggrin:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie60" alt=":kiss:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 2890900, member: 24314"]This makes sense "on paper." :joyful: Unfortunately, I was told that it proved to be useless :( at an authentication service because the instruments used to take the specific gravity (sealed pan balance with +/- .001 accuracy) plus all the other variables fudged the result enough that there was no real difference between a normal nickel and one with the wartime alloy. o_O:eek::confused::wacky: Through experimentation with a more accurate balance, I confirmed this. :smuggrin::kiss:[/QUOTE]
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